Bouquet-holder.



PATEN'IED JAN. 2, 1906.

J. BURDIGK.

BOUQUET HOLDER. Y APPLIGATION FILED APB. 19, 1905.

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No. 809,172. PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906.

J. BURDIGK.

BUUQUET HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APRQlS, 1905.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BURDICK, OF FORT SHAW, MONTANA.

BOUQUET-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

Application filed April 19.1905. Serial No. 256.367.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, JOHN BURDICK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Shaw, in the county of Cascade, State of Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bouquet-Holders; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to holders, and more particularly to holders forflowers slips, &c., and has for its object to provide a holder which maybe manufactured at a low figure, which will be extremely simple, andwhich will be arranged to hold moisture to keep the contents of theholder fresh.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingspecification, and it will be understood that changes in the specificconstruction shown and described may be made and that any suitablematerials may be used without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a view of the present invention in use. Fi 2 is a viewshowing the interior of one of t e sections. Fig. 3 1s a view showingthe device opened to receive a bouquet. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectionof the body portion on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a hollowbody portion 5, which is circular in cross-section and which is roundedat its lower end 6. The body portion is divided lon itudinally into twosections 7 and 8, whic are connected at their lower ends by means of aspring-hinge 9, the action of this hinge being to hold the sectionsyieldably with their upper end portions apart. A spring-catch 10 issecured -to one of the sections and is arranged for engagement of aprojection 11, carried by the other section to hold the sections againstthe action of the spring-hinge and with their edges in mutualengagement.

The body portion 5 is open at its upper end and is provided at this endwith an outwardly-extending liange 12, which comprises two sections 18and 14, carried by the sections 7 and 8 of the body portion,respectively. As shown, the sections 7 and 8 and their respectiveflanges are each formed of a single piece of metal stamped into thedesired form. A. Each section of the body portion is provided with anabsorbent lining to receive and retain moisture, and stems of theflowers to be held are engaged in the body portion and rest against theabsorbent lining to receive moisture therefrom.

It will be seen that the present holder may be disposed in a vase orsimilar receptacle to hold flowers therein and keep them fresh withoutlling the vase with water, the flan e 12 resting against the neck of thevase to ho d the holder in the desired position. When it is desired toremove flowers from the holder,

'it is only necessary to release the catch 10,

when the spring-hinge 9 will separate the sections to permit of easywithdrawal of the stems of the flowers from the holder. When it isdesired to supply water to the absorbent linings of the sections, theholder is immersed in water, as will be readily understood. Pins A arecarried by the sections 7 and 8 and extend inwardly therefrom beyond theabsorbent linings for engagement of the stems of flowers to retain themin the holder.

What is claimed isl. A device of the class described comprising a hollowbody portion including two sections hinged to ether at their lower endsfor movement of t eir upper ends toward and away from each other, meansfor holding the sections yieldably with their upper ends separated,means for holding the sections with their adjacent edge portion inmutual engagement, absorbent linings for the sections, and iiangescarried by the upper ends of the section and extending outwardlytherefrom, said sections and their respective fianges being each formedfrom a single piece of metal, the body portion being open at its upperend.

2. A device of the class described comprising twotransversely-semicircular sections rounded at their lower ends and openat their upper ends, a hinge secured to the rounded portions of thesections for movement of the sections into and out of engagement witheach other, said sections being cut away to receive the hinge, means forholding the sections with their edge portions in mutual engagement,absorbent linings for the sections, an outwardly-extending flangecarried by the upper end of each section, each of said sections and itsiiange being formed of a single IOO IIO

piece of metal, and means for holding the sections yieldably With theiredge portions in spaced relation.

3. A bouquet -holder comprising a body portion including two sectionshinged together at their lower ends for movement into and out ofoperative position, said body portion being adapted for -engagement inthe neck of a vase, outwardly-extending flanges carried by the outerends of the sections and arranged to rest upon the neck of a vase inwhich the body portion is engaged, means for holding the sectionsyieldably 1n inoperative JOHN BURDICK.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM DEVINE, ELMORE WELSH.

